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After a terrible week, a Liverpool performance like this was much needed. Don't care if it was against a weak starting XI for Swansea. Hopefully this carries over to Zenit as it would be nice to still have a chance at silverware

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So close yet again; I thought we looked great tonight, but Bayern were sleepwalking throughout almost the entire 90 and that helped us a lot. Hopefully this result has the same impact that the 2nd leg game against Milan did last season by giving us that bit of confidence needed to get back into 4th (or even 3rd) spot in the PL.

Originally Posted by roberto73

I'd contribute to this discussion but I'm still busy reminiscing about the halcyon days of punk. You know, the mid-90s.

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I'm still riding the high from that win. All joking aside though, it doesn't seem unlikely that LFC will slip into that 5 spot. Whether they're replacing Arsenal or Chelsea is yet to be seen, but I won't be surprised if they're able to pass both. Arsenal faces top 10 competition 5 of their last 10 matches, including on the road against Swansea, West Brom, and Fulham (granted, the latter two matches aren't as tough), and a huge match at home against Man U. Meanwhile, Chelsea have 4 straight matches against top 7 teams, facing Spurs at home, Liverpool at Anfield, Swansea at home, then making the trip to Old Trafford.

On the other hand, Liverpool's two toughest matches are both at home (Chelsea (who they should have beat at Stamford Bridge) and Everton), with Fulham being the only other top 10 team they face. The remaining six matches are against teams 12th or lower. Liverpool has been manhandling teams who are currently below them since Dec 30, outscoring opponents 20-2 and going 5-0-1, with the lone loss to West Brom accounting for the only two goals against. I admit, the top 4 is still a long shot for my Reds, but they have looked more than capable of making a magic run to end the season.

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Originally Posted by biggfoot17

I'm still riding the high from that win. All joking aside though, it doesn't seem unlikely that LFC will slip into that 5 spot. Whether they're replacing Arsenal or Chelsea is yet to be seen, but I won't be surprised if they're able to pass both. Arsenal faces top 10 competition 5 of their last 10 matches, including on the road against Swansea, West Brom, and Fulham (granted, the latter two matches aren't as tough), and a huge match at home against Man U. Meanwhile, Chelsea have 4 straight matches against top 7 teams, facing Spurs at home, Liverpool at Anfield, Swansea at home, then making the trip to Old Trafford.

On the other hand, Liverpool's two toughest matches are both at home (Chelsea (who they should have beat at Stamford Bridge) and Everton), with Fulham being the only other top 10 team they face. The remaining six matches are against teams 12th or lower. Liverpool has been manhandling teams who are currently below them since Dec 30, outscoring opponents 20-2 and going 5-0-1, with the lone loss to West Brom accounting for the only two goals against. I admit, the top 4 is still a long shot for my Reds, but they have looked more than capable of making a magic run to end the season.

Originally Posted by biggfoot17

Well, so much for that

Originally Posted by roberto73

I'd contribute to this discussion but I'm still busy reminiscing about the halcyon days of punk. You know, the mid-90s.

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Originally Posted by gswhooper

I didn't get this at first. I litterally googled it and everything.

Fuck Suarez though. He is the biggest piece of shit in the sport.

I suppose Bitty wasn't correct. It's hard to defend the guy after that. Amazing player, but totally daft. It looked like he was just waiting for his opportunity to bite down. He and Ivanovic were going back and forth all game, so it wouldn't be surprising if he planned it.

I'd probably hate him if he were on any other team. With that being said, I'm still not sure I'd sell him